Šentjur ( or ; ) is a town in eastern

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. It is the

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, and largest settlement, of the

Municipality of Šentjur The Municipality of Šentjur (), named Municipality of Šentjur pri Celju () until 2002, is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The town of Šentjur is the seat of the municipality. With an area of it is one of the larger municipalities in Slove ...

. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of

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. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the

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, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Jurij pri Celju'' (literally, 'Saint George near Celje') to ''Šentjur pri Celju'' in 1952. The town was renamed again from ''Šentjur pri Celju'' to ''Šentjur'' in 1990.

Church

The

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, which the settlement gets its name from, is dedicated to

Saint George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

(, colloquially ''šent Jur(ij)'') and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Diocese of Celje (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Celje in the ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from the Diocese of Maribor ...

. It was built between 1708 and 1721.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3041.

Notable residents

* Dušan Kveder

References

External links

*
Šentjur on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur Cities and towns in Styria (Slovenia) {{ŠentjurpriCelju-geo-stub